Khagaru

Khagaru (Benmurran Khagaru, 29 March 368) is the quruk of the Qanagkaa, one of the many clans of the semi-nomadic Aran people who inhabit the plains along the River Yuu. He is the father of Sanaa and Aaru.

Appearance
Khagaru is a tall, burly man with a shaved head and a full beard. His dark-brown eyes are stern and cold. Like all members of his line, he has two perfectly round red dots marked on his cheeks.

Personality
Khagaru is a stern and strict man who adheres to the social rules of his people. As quruk of the Qanagkaa, he is of a sound military mind, and is an excellent strategist. He views other peoples with disdain and values the survival of his clan above all else.

Though he rarely demonstrated affection, he loved his wife, Sadru, and his eldest daughter, Sanaajha. He suffered greatly upon Sadru's death, and came to resent his second-born Nirkaa as Sadru died shortly after giving birth to him. Khagaru viewed Nirkaa as weak, and thought Sadru's life had been too precious for it to be sacrificed for the boy. As a result of Sadru's death, Khagaru became a ruthless parent, and never showed his children any affection.

Khagaru raised Sanaajha as his heir to be a suitable quruk for the Qanagkaa. Though he refused to train Nirkaa to become a warrior-priest like himself (as was expected of a quruk's child), he did not stop Nirkaa when he left for Bataajhang to be trained as a sentry of Qarajhangaak, seeing it as an opportunity to rid the clan of Nirkaa for good.